Ice Chips: Ullmark does on-ice drills after Senators' skate
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Ottawa Senators
Goaltender Linus Ullmark skated on Tuesday after the Senators' morning skate to do some on-ice rehab work.
Ullmark, 31, hasn't played since Dec. 22 while he's been dealing with a back injury.
Prior to his injury, the 2023 Vezina Trophy winner was on fire, winning eight of his last nine starts.
The 6-foot-4 netminder has a 12-7-3 record this seaosn with a .915 save percentage and 2.38 goals-against average.
Leevi Marilainen is expected to be in net when the Senators take on the New York Rangers on Tuesday.
Marilainen, 22, has won four of his last five games and has a 6-2-1 record with a .917 save percentage and 2,20 goals-against average.
Additionally, forward David Perron was in a regular sweater during the morning skate and was splitting time with Michael Amadio on the team's fourth line.
Perron joined the Senators in the off-season as an unrestricted free agent but hasn't played since Nov. 23 while he's been dealing with an upper-body injury.
The 6-foot winger has not recorded a point in nine games this season.
The Senators used these lines during Monday's morning skate prior to their game with the Rangers:
Montreal Canadiens
Sam Montembeault will be between the pipes when the Canadiens take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.
Montembeault, 28, has a 16-16-3 record this season with a 2.98 goals-against average and .897 save percentage.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Forwards Connor Dewar and Max Pacioretty will not be available to the team when they take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday.
Dewar skated 5:10 with one shot during the Maple Leafs' 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday and will be out with an upper-body injury.
The 5-foot-10 centre has three assists in 29 games this season.
Pacioretty missed Monday's game with an upper-body injury.
The 36-year-old winger has five goals and 12 points in 32 games this season.
Head coach Craig Berube also added that forward John Tavares has yet to begin skating as works to come back from a lower-body injury and there's no timetable for his return.
Toronto used these lines during Tuesday's practice:
Calgary Flames
The Flames used these lines during Tuesday's practice, according to TSN's Salim Valji:
Rooney - Kadri - Pospisil
Coleman - Backlund - Coronato
Pelletier - Sharangovich - Kuzmenko
Lomberg - Kerins - Duehr
Bahl - Andersson
Weegar - Miromanov
Bean - Pachal
Hanley - Barrie
Minnesota Wild
The Wild assigned forward Brendan Gaunce to the AHL's Iowa Wild on Tuesday.
Gaunce, 30, did not record a point in five games in Minnesota this season.
He also has 12 goals and 22 points in 26 games in the AHL this season.
Philadelphia Flyers
Forward Scott Laughton will not be available to the Flyers for their matchup against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-1 centre also missed Monday's practice for personal family reasons.
Laughton has nine goals and 23 points in 47 games this season.
Additionally, Samuel Ersson will get the start in net against the Red Wings.
Ersson, 25, has won six of his last seven starts and has a 13-7-2 record with a .889 save percentage and 2.79 goals-against average.
Dallas Stars
The Stars recalled forward Matej Blumel from the AHL's Texas Stars on Tuesday.
Blumel, 24, has a goal and six games with Dallas this season.
He also has 18 goals and 32 points in 32 games in the AHL this season.
Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings recalled forward Elmer Soderblom from the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-8 winger has five goals and 17 points in 38 games with the Griffins this season.
Anaheim Ducks
Forward Trevor Zegras is expected to return from injury on Tuesday when the Ducks take on the Florida Panthers.
Zegras, 23, hasn't played since Dec. 4 after suffering a torn meniscus, which required surgery.
The 6-foot centre has four goals and 10 points in 24 games this season.
Forward Brock McGinn has surgery on his ACL last week and is expected to be out 7-to-9 months for recovery.
McGinn, 30, hasn't played since Dec. 23 due to the injury and has four goals and eight points in 26 games this season.
Additionally, the team announced that forward Isac Lundestrom will be out day-to-day due to a lower-body injury.
The 6-foot centre has four goals and seven points in 44 games this season.
Buffalo Sabres
The Sabres recalled forward Tyson Kozak from the AHL's Rochester Americans on Tuesday and assigned goaltender Devon Levi to the Americans.
Kozak, 22, has a goal in seven games with the Sabres this season. He also has six goals and 12 points in 24 games in the AHL.
Levi, 23, has a 2-7-0 record with a .872 save percentage and 4.12 goals-against average in nine appearances with the Sabres this season.
He also has a 12-3-3 record in the AHL with a .913 save percentage and 2.33 GAA.
Boston Bruins
The Bruins recalled forwards Patrick Brown and Max Jones from the AHL's Providence Bruins and placed forward Mark Kastelic on injured reserve on Tuesday.
Brown, 32, appeared in one game with the Bruins this season, a 7-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Nov. 14.
He has nine goals and 25 points in 36 games with Providence this season.
Jones, 26, appeared in four games with the Bruins this season without recording a point.
The 6-foot-3 winger has eight goals and 11 points in 26 games in the AHL this season.
Kastelic had 7:02 of ice time during the Bruins' 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Monday after recently returning from an upper-body injury.
He was placed on IR with an undisclosed injury after Monday's win.
Kastelic has four goals and 13 points in 45 games this season.
New Jersey Devils
Forward Erik Haula skated on his own on Monday but has no timetable for his return from injury, according to head coach Sheldon Keefe.
Haula has missed the team's last seven games with an ankle sprain.
The 5-foot-11 winger has five goals and 11 points in 42 games this season.
Florida Panthers
Sergei Bobrovsky will be in net when the Panthers take on the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday,
Bobrovsky, 36, is winless in his last three starts and has an18-11-2 record this season with a 2.86 goals-against average and .896 save percentage.